It may be small, but this game is a complete and unique fantasy role playing game. Add pencils and dice and you’ll have everything you need! Create your character and embark on an epic journey wrought with peril and rewards limited only by your imagination. Flip through the pages and you’ll see:

Adventure generation: we give you the nuts & bolts for developing memorable adventures, you sprinkle with creativity

Random dungeon creation system to help a GM prepare for a night’s fun.

A bestiary of over 45 creatures, ready to spread havoc on the world!

A broad brush-stroke setting, Keranak KingdomsTM, complete with brief history, atlas, and pantheon. A great backdrop for your epic saga.

Portable: fully indexed, e-book friendly, well-organized, and fits neatly in your pack or a large pocket. Take it with you and have it ready for an impromptu game. Try doing that with other fantasy role-playing game’s core rulebooks!

Notice: DwD Studios is unassociated with the similarly-named product Bare Bones Multiverse. If you came here searching for that product, please click here.

Within this zip file you should have:

BBF-Core Rulebook.pdf

BBF-Character Sheet.pdf

BBF-Player Reference.pdf

Kerenak Kingdoms Map.jpg

Keranak Kingdoms Map (Hexes).jpg

And because we like saving ink:

BBF-Core Rulebook-Print Friendly.pdf

BBF-Character Sheet-Print Friendly.pdf

BBF-Player Reference-Print Friendly.pdf

And finally we've added a free adventure module:

Maidens of Moordoth.pdf

Maidens of Moordoth-Print Friendly.pdf

MaidensOfMoordoth-GM.jpg

MaidensOfMoordoth-Player.jpg

Please join the site over at www.dwdstudios.com/barebones and get involved. This game was written under a creative commons license, meaning YOU can write stuff too. We already have several great promising adventure modules submitted, and we're excited to see what you add to the mix.

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